Where does “furább” come from?
furább (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian fura, from Hungarian fúr, from Middle High German vuore, from Old High German fuora, from Proto-Germanic fōrō, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “furább”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fura | strange, odd, weird |
| 2 | Hungarian | fúr | to drill; to intrigue, scheme |
| 3 | Middle High German | vuore | journey, fodder |
| 4 | Old High German | fuora | benefit, sustenance, support |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōrō | a going, traveling, journey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |